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THe vse of an oracion demon∣stratiue is i praise or dispraise / whiche kynde or maner of ora∣cion was greatly vsed somtyme in comon accions / as dothe declare the oracions of Demosthenes / and also many of Thucidi∣des oracions. And there ben thre maners of oracions demonstratiue.
¶ The fyrst conteyneth the prayse or dys∣prayse
of persones. As yf a man wolde prayse the kynges hyghnes / or dysprayse some yll persone / it must be done by an ora cion demonstratiue. The seconde kynde of an oracion demonstratiue is: where in is praysed or dyspraysed / nat the persone but the dede. As if a thefe put hym selfe in ieo∣pdy for the safegarde of a true mā / against other theues and murderers / the {per}son can nat be praysed for his vicious lyuyng / but yet the dede is worthy to be commended. Or if one shulde speake of Peters denyeng of Christ / he hath nothyng to disprayse yt person saue onely for this dede. The thyrd kynde is: wherin is lauded or blamed no∣ther person nor dede / but some other thing as vertue / vice / iustice / iniutie / charite / en∣uie / pacience / wrathe / and suche lyke.